Isolation stories, books, poems, and more

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An abandoned world, the earth will always reclaim what was lost Read More
You can get fodder for writing in the strangest places. Inspiration comes in different ways. Read More

Featured Review by Magikchef88

"I find there are many observations I could make with this particular work, but the one I am going to settle on is the theme of one man's prison ..." Read More

A poem about regret. Read More

Featured Review by cmichael potter

"Seriously, took my breath away, the way a simple observation by Billy Collins can staple me in place!" Read More

Miscellaneous / Song Lyrics

January 28, 2023

Reads: 203

Comments: 1

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

taken from my book, "The Fact Of A French Fry Is....." Read More

Poem / Poetry

November 08, 2022

taken from my book, "The Fact Of A French Fry Is....." Read More
They descended from the stars just as we learned how to fly. They were curious about us while we had completed our curiosity. They knew who we were; we knew who we were They descended from another star just as we learned how to die.” Read More
The Originators is a second-person story where you wake up in a mysterious place. It was 024 when they came. They were called many things.. They said they traveled from a star called “J”. The Originators. Read More
The Originators is a second-person story where you wake up in a mysterious place. “They descended from the stars just as we learned how to fly. They were curious about us while we had completed our curiosity. They knew who we were, we knew who we were They descended from… Read More

Featured Review by JDB401

"Great Build up" Read More

Short Story / Other

January 16, 2022

Reads: 377

Comments: 6

The Booksie Classic House

Cover: Pixabay.com. Read More

Tags: nature, isolation

Short Story / Horror

November 20, 2021

Reads: 261

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A son and father find what they knew, but did not want deep within the woods. Read More
The Originators is a second-person story where you wake up in a mysterious place. Read More
Arizona, 1961 Peter Davison is a young reporter who is investigating a series of deaths at the Bates Motel that is owned by Norman Bates, a mother-obsessed man who is blamed for a series of deaths. Can Peter survive a night there?... Read More

Poem / Poetry

September 13, 2021

Reads: 297

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Cover image by Dewi Green. Thanks for the permission to use it. Read More

Poem / Poetry

September 05, 2021

Reads: 382

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Today, I am overwhelmed with guilt over what my alter ego has done. So many weird memories coming back to me that I am actually feeling my emotions for the first time in a long time. When it does not control me directly, I can see it often when I… Read More

Reads: 240

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A story comes to mind. When I first started to work with my current employer two years ago. We had this regular at the gas station who happened to be transgender, which one of my former coworkers did not like. It was true his reaction was childish, immature, and outdated.… Read More
I am reminded of the fact that at age thirty-two, I've never been on a date. Lately, I've been so frustrated and alone. Being forced to come to terms with being a single full-time worker still living with his parents has been hard. Who do I blame for this? Mostly… Read More

Book / Horror

July 28, 2021

Reads: 1110

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

In 1972, in New York, Marnie Carpenter, twenty, suffers from isolation. As she gets more unhinged, several people die in the process, causing her to be doubting her sanity. The new horror novel by Robert Helliger. Read More
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